Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-06

carriage advanced, but the demands of the
crowds at this part of the line of march was
in striking contrast to the uuceasing din of
cheers that greeted the president further on
There was no music until the procession got
Ia Twenty thiitl street and the crowds Just
locked and looked at the president and Mrs
Cleveland Chasing up behind the carriages
came the Milwaukee Light Horse
squadron and Battery F. Fourth
Artillery United States Army.
The column made very good time, for Col.
Black and his staff crossed Twenty third
street at 1870 As the president and escort
filed between the lines OF military, they came
to support arms and tn. officers sautsi
-Four companies of the Twenty third infantry,
United States Army, Capt Randall com
iHandlng, took ther pare behind battery
Of" They looked very Soidieriy-
The presidential reception committee in car
riaees tad preceded them They occupied
anout twenty carriages. A dozen boys on
ponies had somehow inserted themselves into
the procession, and the sharp contrast he.
tWean them and the uniformed horsemen
spoiled somewhat the military effect
After the T wenty third infantry came the
First regiment Of the Illinois National
guard. Col f B. Knox and his staff pre-
ceded it, together with the rngimental band
Next was the Second regiment Of he Illinois
National guard, Col H. s Wheeler com
mandHnt Then came the Cleveland city
troop, Capt Garrefson, cammanlant, and
the Chicago I.ancers, Mai james Maxwell
commandment Following was a detachment
Of marines from the United States steamer
Michigan, Commander Picking The marines
closed mp the first division
Altogether, the military presented an i'm
posing appearance. The equipments were in
the best possible condition The vari-colorei
facings of the uniforms, the blue, red and
yellow pumes. the regular ranking and the
diversity of arms made a brilliant AMI beau
tifu spectacle
The second division was made up of city
police, patrol wagons-twenty of them-the
fire department lone of the engines was orna-
mented with a specimen of the taxidermists
art in the shape of leopard couchant, and
another had bald eagle parched on the
smoke pipa), the Hibernian rifles, Gamma
Gael guards, Roman Catholic cadets in brill
liant uniforms of the Zouave pattern red,
blue, ard gold-all small boys, Grand Army
posts, of hich there was several Then a
number of independent military companies,
among which we're the Italian bersaglieri n
their unique uniforms Following them
came half dozen COMMANDMENTS of Knights
of Pythias The third division was headed
by the County Democracy with decorated
wagon full of beautifully dressed little girls
Then came Knights of the A O. U. W,
members of the Garibaldl legion in carriages,
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their plaids and bonnets some more Roman
Catholic cadets, the bicycle club and numer-
ons other civic bodies The fourth division
was composed entirely of Foresters over
1000 in number, and they made a fine APP
pearance.
In this order, through the cheering onlook
ers, the procession made its way until op-
pUsite the Union league club house. an Incl
dent occurred that was the cause of the
keenest disappointment to tens of thou
sands of people who were patient
ly waiting further along the line Mrs
Cleveland was taken suddenly faint and
compelled to leave her carriage and be
taken to the club house. The illness FORUM
ately was not serious and she soon revived,
and as soon as possible was placed in close
carriage and taken to the Palmer house, and
so we'll was this managed that although when
the Palmer was reached the carriage could
not be forced closer then fifty feet of the en-
trance, she walked that fifty feet through
the crowd, and not soul in it recognized
her. Here she was quickly attended by DR..
Bryand and soon recovered
When the column turned into Fifth ave-
nue. from Adams street the trouble began.
The immense crowd had encroached on the
roadway until there was only narrow pass
age, and from there on to the reviewing
stand this state of affairs existed. In front Of
the court house the mass was dense And
the policemen could only temporarily clear
the way. This resulted in frequent stops, and
this part of the march was decidedly exas-
perating.
The reviewing stand on the lake front,
south of the Leland hotel, was reached at